World
Helping female business owners grow their company
International Women’s Day, which takes place on Monday 8 March, offers a chance for people around the world to celebrate the efforts of women in a...
Grocery store honours 101-year old employee with a grant program in her name
Romay Davis, a 101-year old grandmother who had been working at a Winn-Dixie grocery store in Montgomery, Alabama for over two decades, is being...
Community
Census 2021 providing a snapshot of modern society
Census Day 2021 is fast approaching and households will soon receive a 16-character access code in the post which they will need to complete the...
Business
Budget and council tax agreed
Sandwell Council's budget for the coming financial year has been agreed which leaders say will protect frontline services and recognises the impact of the...
Contractor appointed for National Brownfield Institute
The University of Wolverhampton has appointed a main build contractor for the ‘shovel ready’ National Brownfield Institute (NBI) at its £120m...
Black Country Business Festival to return in the autumn
This is the fourth year of this annual two-week festival, which switched from May to October in 2020 due to Covid-19. Organisers, the Black Country...
Hotels group responds to roadmap out of lockdown
Freedom comes to the West Midlands soon with the announcement of a lifting of lockdown restrictions starting next month. And working on a local plan for...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak extending furlough support scheme until September
The furlough scheme will be extended until the end of September, the Chancellor is set announce in today's Budget. Rishi Sunak said the scheme -...
UK businesses registered ‘We’re Good To Go’ get global ‘Safe Travels’ stamp
VisitBritain has today announced that tourism businesses in the UK registered to the ‘We’re Good To Go’ industry standard scheme can now be...